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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
How to Get Rid of Mourning.

1t would, of course, only provoke q
storm of righteous Indignation to hint
that the reason for so much gloom on
the occasion of a death is that in the
stress of afiliction the Christians faith
fails him, and that, for the time, the
glories of the world beyond seem to
vanish. Yet if this passionate mourn
ing, which, instead of being hidden in
the depths of the heart, is obtruded
upon the notice of every passer-by,
how shall it be made 10 harmonic
with the belief that the good who die
are infinitely happier than they were
beforeP To don the sable weeds OF
mourning because some one we love
has been promoted from this world OF
pain and temptation to an eternity OF
peace is, to say the least, strangely
inconsistent; while to tell all the world
that, despite our loved ones immeasur-
able gain, we can only think of our
own loss, is to proclaim our sclfishness
with a frankness that is as unworthy as
il is unnecessary. In this matter Of
crape-wearing it would seem that the
older countries might, with advantage.
sit at the feet of Australia and New
Zealand and learn from these young
colonies lesson of which the former
are much in need. In both those coun-
tries the announcement of death, in
the press, is often followed by these
significant words: by the wish of the
deceased his relatives will not wear
mourning" And this suggests a still
more cilicacious method of abolishing
the practice. As the world well knows,
there are no injunctions so scrupulous-
ly obeyed as those which rich testators
lay upon the recipients of their bounty.
Let it then become the rule that among
the clauses of every will shall be in
cluded one enjoining the legatees to
wear no Grape, on pain of forfeiture OF
their bequests, and the reign of Grape
will soon be ended. Forum.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
Economical Presidents.

There seems to be some conflict in
opinions among writers for the press
Just now about the amount of money
Mr.. Cleveland is going to accumulate
in his Presidential term. One writer
the other day declared that the Presi-
dent was finding the expenses of his
position worse than the salary; an
other says, on the other hand, that he
viii go out with about 100000 saved
out of his salary The fact is that
neither of them knows anything about
the matter. Mr.. Cleveland is not tax
ing every newspaper man into his con-
hdence about his private affairs. He
is undoubtedly able TO live within his
income, and with what money he had
when he came here and the growth in
value of what he has purchased, it is
not improbable that he may 90 out of
the White House with about 500, ,0O0
If he does, it will put him just about
on par in the matter of wealth with
the average retiring President Some
of them had more than that, but a
good many had less. As a rule the
average President is not much of a
financier, and if he accumulates wealth
it is because it gravitates towards him
by the attraction of high position.
President Arthur was a very high
feeder and spent great deal of money
on his table. but he managed to save
about 100000. Garfield was not in
office long enough to save much
money. He left about $40, 700, and
the gifts Mrs. Garfield has received
have made her a wealthy woman.
Mrs. Hayes ran the financial end of
the house during Hayes's administra-
ton, and that she is a fnancier is
proved by the amount saved out of his
salary.
Grant never saved much of his
salary, but the generous gifts of his
friends made him Independent. He
lost his all in the Grant-Ward failure.
The sale of his book has placed his
wife in an affluent position again.
When Andrew johnson left the
White House he had about $3.50, 900,
good deal of which was lost by the
failure of the Freedmen's Bank.
Buchanan left over $250,000 to his
nephews and nieces.
Pierce did not do as well. Fifty
thousand dollars was his limit and no
one to inherit it.
lllHIoI6 ltII Jlc W uiIe house q
poor man, but by second marriage
became wealthy.
John Tyler went to the White House
n poor man, but he managed to save
enough out of his salary to live in
comfort.
James X. Polk left about $3.50, 900.
As he had no children Mrs. Polk re-
ceived it all.
Martin Van Buren did not save
much out of his salary, but left $780,
000
Andrew Jackson was counted rich
man in his day. The Hermitage,
which he left to his adopted son, is
now the property of the State.
James Monroe died in New York
insolvent.
OF the earlier Presidents, Washing
ton was the wealthiest. At his death
his estate was valued at 100000.
Adams was poor, but by his wise,
able management he never suffered
want.
When Jefferson entered the White
House he was a wealthy man, but he
lost all his property and died insol-
vent.
Madison was wealthy when he be-
came President and left handsome
estate, which Mrs. Madison's son,
Payne Todd, squandered, and left her
poor woman.-JackSOnUil (FIa.
NelCS.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
What Surprised Him Most.

W A Hopkins, the American who
founded successful Paris newspaper,
lie Martin, is on a visit to this country,
and has been so long abroad that the
snap and 90 of things here astonish
him. He says; IF | had been told my
self before | came here on this trip
that YOU had establishments that were
turning out finished locomotive every
day, | should have taken the statement
with some grains of allowance. Yet |
have seen the Baldwin Locomotive
works turning out twenty-five finished
locomotives every ten days. But |
think l got the most startling illustra-
tions of the push and drive in this
country in Chicago. An acquaintance
of mine told me that he was engaged
in building Bessemer steel-works. a
project upon which he entered within
a week or two He said to me that he
had just bought 10000 acres of land
and that s, ,000, 900 of capital had been
raised and the work of constructing
suitable buildings would begin in a day
or two. When | asked how soon he
expected the works completed, and
when he told me that they would be in
running operation for the first of May
| must say / was astonished. He said
they must catch on to the boom in
iron. Why, over in France if you wert
going to buy 10000 acres of land they
would spend a year in surveying it
and if you were going TO spend $, ,0o0,-
600 in Bessemer steel-works they would
be two or three years in discussing the
plans for the building"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
Used Perfumery In the Dark.


ITO catch up bottle of perfume
and dab the stopple at ones upper lip"
said fashionable girl to me, sis
fashionable trick with many women l
know. I've seen lots of women do it,
and did it myself till the other night.
Starting TO see Langtry did that trick
gether. You see ran back for a glove
buttoner, and prowliDg over the dress
ing-case struck the glass stopple of
bottle of Cherry Blossom caught itup
and smoothed it across my upper lip
and gave two little dabs behind my
ears so my neighbors should have a
smell. 'Tisn't Cherry Blossom, after
all, thought i; it's the White Rose
extract all the same. And | pranced
down and joined my party. We had
got into a car when some one said:
Good mercy! what have you got on
your face?' The usual amount of
powder, l suppose / replied, aggres-
sively. Why, you've got dark-pur-
pie mustache.' Great heavensi it broke
on me in a minute. That nasty bottle
of scented ink that | myself had care
lessly left on the dressing-bureaui
There was no Langtry for me that
night. Ninety-six washings only
weakened the stain. Sandpaper and
pumice-stone have removed some of
my lip, but it's SO dark now (ten days
ago it happened) that folks say to me:
You must stop using that vaseline;
you certainly are getting mustache;
and just behind my ears are two spots
that look as if modification had taken
place "-AL6dnu Journal
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
JACKSON, Aug. 4, 1887.

Dear DIadam: Nothing affords me
greater pleasure than to assist those who
NAV be in distress, from whatever cause.
Through the benefactions of Others, 1t Is
often my happy privilege to do So But
in your case, it is clear that your nus
band forfeited all claim upon the Ma
sonic fraternity. | find that he dimitted
in the year is, and that died a
non-afiliate. When he removed to
-, it was his duty to affiliate with
the Lodge there, which needed his pres
ence and his contributions. If unable
to pay the annual dues, the Lodge would
have excused him. He ignored the
Lodge, and his family should not com
plain if they are ignored by the Lodge.
There is scarcely Lodge in the State
where there are not one or more widows
and orphans of brethren who died IN
good standing, and who should be first
Considered in the distribution of any
funds the Lodge may have at its dis
posal. These funds are derived from
Lodge dues, and those who neglect or
refuse to contribute thereto, are not
entitled, for themselves or families, to
any assistance therefrom, except upon
the broad principle of charity, which
Masons are not slow to exercise when
special cases are brought to their atten-
ton. Very respectfully,
J. L. POWER, Grand Sec'y.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
Florida Fruit.

In this region, also, cocoanuts and
pineapples are grown, and the CO.
coanut industry is being largely culti-
waited in south Florida. Pineapples
and eocoanuts pay very well. Ten
thousand pineapples can be raised, it Is
said, to the acre, and an acre of ground
will support fifty coeOanut trees. The
eocoanut trees require little cultiva-
ton. They begin to bear at from nine
to twelve years of age. and they pro-
duce from 80 to $50 nuts to the tree.
Cocoanuts bring about cents apiece
to the grower, and supposing, a ten
acre grove will yield twenty thousand
81 900 a year. There have been many
cocoanut groves planted within
the last two or three years in south
Florida. Mr.. Field, of Middletown,
n. j., has about $4,000 trees. They
are planted twenty feet apart each way
on strip of land in Dade county, near
the Atlantic ocean. Mr.. Field thinks
that the ground along the ocean is the
best for the cocoanut-
In Monroe county there are also some
groves, at Charlotte harbor on the Gul,
of Mexico, there are trees which produce
three hundred nuts apiece annually.
There are 325, 900 trees now in Monroe
county, of which fifty thousand were
set out last year. Florida grew about
one hundred thousand dozen pine
apples last year. and the day may come
when it will supply TO the United State.
the most of tropical fruits. Gen. Grant
said that Florida was capable of sup
plying the tropical fruits now used II
the United States and all of the 500,
600. 900 worth of sugar now imported
and in his opinion it afforded the besi
opening in the world for young mer
of small means and great industry.
| think this is true to certain extent
But the pioneer needs more capital tc
begin his life here than in the western
states Orange-growing and cocoanut
growing require time before they be
gin to yield profit, but when the pro
fit does come it amply compensate
the few years of waiting. Cor. CleUe-
land Leader.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
The Gila Monster.

Recently there has been added TO the
garden an animal that is as dangerous
as il is ugly. Ii comes from Arizona,
Is found in Montana, and is different
from almost every other animal known
10 scientists save the eyeless fish of the
Mammoth cave. 1t can not live in the
sunlight. 1t is found in dark, deep,
out-of-the-way caves and canons. and
its breath is said to be deadly. Now
comes the question. How is this poi
sonous breath emitted? The Gila mon
ster is species of lizard, and when
disturbed simply thrusts out a needle
like fang, or, more properly. feeler,
the end of which expands and spreads
out like fan. Some claim that the
poison is emitted from this faD-like sp-
pendage; others think tlsaa she poison
Gus exhalation comes from the animal 5
mouth, and is simply blown out like
the breath of any animal endowed
with sufficient lung power. At any
| rate the Gila monster is fighter
When he first arrived he was put in 4
cage with two rattlesnakes. They
were large, powerful animals, and all
being reptiles together no apprehen-
sions were entertained that any differ
erences would arise between the cold
bloOded creatures. Not so, however
The snakes went fooling around the
lizard, which is only about fifteen in
ches long, and filled his little ugly
body full of their poisonous venom. 1t
took no effect whatever, but in the
morning when the keeper came two
dead rattlesnakes lay stretched in the
sand, while the little monster was as
lively as a cricket.
When the animal came on by ex-
press it was packed in box, nd by
some means got out. The messenger,
with more nerve than discretion,
grabbed it by the tail and thrust it
back. When Stevens told him what a
risk he had run and how deadly the
animal he had handled was he turned
pale and exclaimed: Il wouldn't do
it again for the world"
Its color is sort of dark maroon,
with yellow spots, which brighten af-
ter shedding. Its food consists of in
sects, which of course can not be sup
piled in winter, so instead the Gila
monster gets one raw egg day. 1t
makes hole about a quarter of an inch
in size, and soon sucks out the con-
tents. The animal is confined in an
iron cage, with glass one-half an inch
in thickness, and through a small,
round hole in the top the eggs are let
down in the sand bottom by means of
a wire moose. The cage is kept in
dark place, where no ray of sunlight
ever comes, and beneath runs a coil
of steam-pipes, as the animal can not
endure the cold. Its head is not un-
like that of an alligator, while its tail
is of considerable thickness, short and
fat Cincinnati Enquirer.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
Old Hickory's Trials.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
publishes an interesting letter, written
at Washington, Nav s, 1882, by PreSi-
dent Jackson to Sarah, the wife of his
adopted son, Andrew Jackson. The
original letter was recently sent 10 the
Times DemocTd by Mrs. jackson, who,
with her family, still resides at the
Hermitage The following is IN ex-
tract showing that presidents had their
trials then a. well a. now:
Il have been very busily engaged
since you left me. and very lonesome
good deal hipped at times. and wor-
ried with the corruption of the times
and the scenes in Congress. Every
day increases my desire to be at the
Hermitage, where, with You and An
drew, | could spend the balance of my
days in quietude and peace. have
made many sacrifices Of my private
and domestic happiness for my coun-
try, and would freely still make others,
did believe could add to its repose
and happiness; but so long as the
members of Congress lose sight of the
general prosperity Of our beloved
country, and are split up INTO political
parties, each headed by an ambitious
demagogue, who is without virtue or
principle, and whose only object is
| self-aggrandizement, even at the ex-
pense Of the Union. the post of honor.
for an honest man. is private station.
Still, do not, / will not, despair OF
the republic or shrink from my duty,
although | cannot refrain from she'd
| ding a tear over the Immortality of our
Congress and the corruption of the
times. Still. there is redeeming spirit
in the virtue of the people, in which
trust to perpetuate the liberty of our
country and check the corrupting
course of the ambitious demagogues.
| wish you to give me history
Of your journey, how you are pleased
with the Hermitage, and whether the
masons have finished the monument
over the grave of my dear departed
wife. Say. with my kind respects tc
Emma, that if she is as forgetful of hel
| promises to her lovers as she has beer
TO me, that she will never marry"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10

The designer of parks is wise if he
turns to the best account the natural
features of the area with which he
has to deal. Some parks are beauti-
full in themselves. Take Central Park
for example. One can turn from the
busy and noisy streets, and find HIM
self in rural solitude from which all
that reminds him of city life is shut
out. and he is surrounded by scenes of
restful beauty. No better treatment
could have been given to the area de-
voted to the park. In selecting lands
to supply the New York of the future
with parks, some of the areas chosen
could hardly, by any expenditure of
skill and money, be converted into
beautiful resorts. Still, these lands
have their capabilities, and if they
may not present much of beauty in
themselves, may be valuable as points
fromswhich to view scenes of differ
ent kind. While the area is dreary
of itself, it commands view, always
pleasing of large body of wa
ter. If the land is properly laid out
in drives and walks, and provided
with abundant sheltered seats, it can
not fail to be a welcome resort, not
only for those who can drive to il in
their carriages. but TO those artizans
and-laborers who make all the out
skirts of the city such hive of busy
industry For such there should be
easy and cheap access, and at the
park, abundant provision for rest and
enjoyment--AmcricaR Agriculturist.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
Farm Items,

The amount of salt used in the prize
butter exhibit at the New York dairy fail
was surprisingly uniform in all the sam
pies.
The lactorite, new apparatus for test
ing milk, particularly with regard to its
value for butter, is the invention of De
Laval, also the inventor of the centrifugal
separator which bears his name, and is
designed to be used with the latter.
The Northwestern Miller says that only
nine out of twenty-three -four mills are
running in and about Minneapolis on ac
count of the scarcity of wheat at points
tributary to that market.
Western farmers say that if they apply
petroleum to their seed corn it prevents
its disturbance by birds and squirrels and
does not injure the corn or retard its ger
mination.
Inconvenience is often caused by losing
the names of fruit trees in young orchards
A good zinc label is desirable.
An advocate of free access to salt fol
sheep says they will not overeat, rs wher
salted only occasionally but freely.
Bees give valuable product and cost
little for keeping beyond providing shell
ter.
Bagging grapes while small rs shot i:
generally conceded to be an excellent
plan.
Provide animals in pasture with shade
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
A Plain Dinner.

Those who have the smallest pro-
vision in the way of variety in food and
utensils call for our immediate atten-
ton. and to them our first considera-
ton must be given. Begin with the
supposition that one room serves as
kitchen and dining-room, and that the
heartiest meal consists of one hot dish,
with potatoes or one other vegetable,
and bread and some simple beverage
We will suppose that there are on hand
flour, baking powder, salt and pepper,
vinegar, a little butter or sweet drip
pings-and much care must be given
to augmenting the reserve of the latter
"a small supply of meat, with good
provision of potatoes and bread. A
hot meal is to be cooked without too
large fire, and without making the
| room uncomfortable for eating. The
most savory, nutritious, and abundant
meal which can be made from these
materials is composed of a stew with
| dumplings, boiled OF baked potatoes,
and hot biscuit. BY combining the
meat with dumplings in the form of a
stew, two advantages are secured. A
| smaller quantity of meat so cooked will
| satisfy the appetite as well as double
the quantity cooked by baking, broil-
| ing, frying, or boiling without sauce or
| gravy, and it will be in the condition
best suited for Immediately satisfying
the sense of hunger and assisting the
process of digestion. The savory
sauce of gravy imparts to the dump
| lings the flavor and some of the nu-
tritious properties of the meat. The
potatoes might he cooked in the stew.
| if there were no facilities for boiling or
| baking them; but, then our subject of
| providing variety would be thwarted.
For this end the biscuits are suggested.
| The cost is but tritlc, and they re-
place the bread which would be eaten
| in their absence. With the addition OF
a little cheese, fresh fruit in season,
inexpensive canned fruit or preserve,
or, better yet, apple-sauce made from
evaporated apples, the meal would be
complete.-Juliet COrSon, an Good
| House edeeDiRq.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-10
CIT WORM AND MOTH.

There seems, however, to exist some
confusion in the minds of many concern
ing these worms, quite different species
being often designated under the common
name of cut worm. For the benefit of
this class OF readers are here given illus
tratiOns that will make the identification
of these pests n simple matter.
Cut worms are the caterpillars of moths
belonging to the night flying division, and
sometimes called May BEETLE or June bug.
When fully grown the grub or worm is
about an inch and a half long, of ash gray
color, smooth and greasy in appearance
and plump and fat; the back shows
numerous fine lines.
The moth lays its eggs In midsummer
or early autumn in the ground. The
young soon hatch, and feed on grass or
weeds until cold weather, when they make
their way down into the soil to spend the
winter. They 90 but little injury in the
autumn, but as soon as spring opens their
attacks become very noticeable. AS the
parent insects appear to understand the
selection of suitable places in which to
deposit their eggs, as also to avoid those
where their young would starve for food,
the surest safeguard against the ravages
of these and all other species that deposit
their eggs in the ground is to starve them
out by thorough cultivation previous to
putting in the crop, hence the practice of
plowing up in the fall lands that have be-
come infected.
There are many so called remedies for
cut worm when at work on growing
plants. Some of these doubtless modify
somewhat the extent of their ravages, but
nothing effective, which is practiced on a
large scale, has been introduced. The
most effective remedy perhaps, is the one
suggested by Professor Riley. This con-
sists in scattering over field, fifteen or
twenty feet apart, cabbage or turnip
leaves, grass or sod, that has been pol
soned with Paris green. These leaves or
grass, employed as bait for the worms, are
dipped into a solution made by stirring a
tablespoonful of Paris green into a bucket
oil water. 1t is claimed by correspondents
who have tried the above that two appli-
cations, made at intervals of two or three
days, have proved effectual, especially
When the applications are made in cloudy
weather
The surer way of fighting these pests Is,
however, with preyentives. The most
systematic method is: First, to prevent
propagation by making bonfires in the
evening during the months of July and
August, when the moths appear, and lure
lhem to their own destruction. Then
during the autumn and early winter plow
up the soil and turn out the pests TO the
weather and the birds. While this will not
prevent destruction TO crops this season,
IL VIII be of great service another year,
and VIII repay all farmers who try it,